ACCESS TO ELECTRICITY

Kamleshwar Khelawan

June, 2016

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The World Bank Group

World Bank Group (WBG) Pacific Energy Program

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• The WBG in Timor-Leste,

Papua New Guinea and 11

Pacific Islands.

• The WBG active in 8 Island

nations and regionally:

FSM, Fiji, Papua New

Guinea, Kiribati, Solomon

Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu and

Vanuatu.

• The energy program

supports:

- Investment lending

projects; and

- Advisory services and

analytics projects.

• In 2016, Total of over

USD 80 million (IDA/IBRD)

and USD 10 million (IFC). -

2.00

4.00

6.00

8.00

10.00

12.00

14.00

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WBG Investments

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• Strengthening energy

planning, policy,

institutional and

regulatory frameworks,

and capacity building.

• Utilities’ reform: improved

performance and

sustainability

• Increasing access to

affordable, reliable and

sustainable electricity

services; and

• Facilitating least-cost

power infrastructure,

including through Public-

Private Partnerships. 0

25

50

75

100

Energy Access %

Electricity generation by fuel

Diesel/HFO

Hydro

Solar

Wind

Biofuels

Source: PPA, Dorman, Roadmaps

Sustainable Energy Finance Project –

Risk Share Facility

Sustainable Energy Finance RSF (Fiji)

- leveraged US$34M for a cost around

US$1M, NPL ratio 1.1%Photos: Courtesy DoE, Fiji

Improved Electricity Access Project

Photos: Courtesy DoE, Vanuatu

Kiribati Grid Connected Solar Project

Photos: Courtesy PUB, Kiribati

Case Study: Vanuatu – tyranny of distance/lack of economies

Maps: Maps.com, Google, DoE data

Case Study: Vanuatu – tailored solutions

Private sector delivery

models Photos: Courtesy DoE, Vanuatu

Project pipeline – focus on access and renewable energy

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Increasing Access Increasing

Renewable Energy

Utilities

Capacity/Increas

ing Efficiency

Energy Planning,

Enabling Policy,

institutional &

regulatory support

Fiji Utilities Access Project (FY17) - Geothermal Power

(FY17 – TA)

- Fiji Hydro (FY 17 -

IFC)

Kiribati

Papua

New

Guinea

- Development of Transmission & Distribution

Lines (FY18/FY21)

- PNG Grid Development Rapid Review and

Action Plan (FY 18 - IFC)

Solomon

Islands

Electricity Access Expansion Project

(FY16)

Tina River

Hydropower

(FY17)

RMI Renewable energy

(FY 17)

Vanuatu Rural Electrification Stage 2

(FY17)

Regional - Pacific Renewable

Energy (IFC)

THANK YOU

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